Following the ranking of the position of the impacted teeth in the vertical, horizontal and angular categories, statistical significance testing was carried out to determine if any of the ...

Background Third molars are the most commonly impacted teeth, and their extraction is ... the most common (21.4%); while in young patients; horizontal impaction was more common (21.3%).

So sometimes wisdom teeth become "impacted" — either partially or fully trapped in your gums or jawbone. Most people won't get problems from impacted wisdom teeth, but in some cases they can ...